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English to French, Italian, German & Spanish Dictionary - WordRe Languages - French Languages - Homepage Learn French - Bonjour Why learning English is the key to integration By Lindsay JohnsUPDATED: 10:20 GMT, 25 October 2011 Lindsay Johns is a prolific writer and broadcaster, who in his spare time mentors young people in Peckham Expense: £180 million has been spent in the last three years on providing translation services for those who cannot speak English I read yesterday with a mixture of incredulity and sadness about how much taxpayers' money (180 million pounds) has been spent in the last three years on providing translation services and interpreters for people in this country who cannot speak English. Having compassion for the linguistic plight of newly arrived immigrants or disorientated asylum seekers who genuinely don’t speak a word of English is a fine and decent thing - perhaps, in fact, one of the markers of a truly civilized society and something which is to be applauded. It is this same spirit of linguistic relativism which has been pervading many local authorities for years. Then came the question, 'Can they write something in Somali?

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